Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Bulgaria, European Union
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Bulgaria
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa, Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Institute for the Bulgarian language
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- The only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
- The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
Similar To
Armenian
Macedonian language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Bulgarian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Cyrillic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Как си? (Kak si?)
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Добър ден (Dobãr den)
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Моля (Molja)
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)
Bye
αντίο (antío)
Довиждане (Doviždane)
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Обичам те (Običam te)
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo
Where They Speak
Greece
Bulgaria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
Panagyurishte
Where They Speak
Italy
Bulgaria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Pirdop
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
български (bãlgarski)
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Balgarski
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
bulgare
German Name
Neugriechisch
Bulgarisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Not Available
Origin
1500 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Southern
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Standard Bulgarian
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Bulgarian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gree1276
bulg1262
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
53-AAA-hb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Greek and Bulgarian Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Greek and Bulgarian dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Bulgarian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Bulgarian Dialects are spoken in different Bulgarian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Bulgarian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Bulgarian dialects include: Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo , Panagyurishte. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Bulgarian Speaking population
Greek and Bulgarian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Bulgarian languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Bulgarian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bulgarian language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Greek and Bulgarian on Greek vs Bulgarian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Bulgarian Language Codes
Greek and Bulgarian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Bulgarian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.